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Broken Authentication Testing

Provides a methodology for identifying authentication bypasses, session fixation, and credential stuffing vulnerabilities.

Install

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Activation

This is the description your AI agent reads to decide when to run this skill — the better it matches your request, the more reliably it fires.

This skill should be used when the user asks to "test for broken authentication vulnerabilities", "assess session management security", "perform credential stuffing tests", "evaluate password policies", "test for session fixation", or "identify authentication bypass flaws". It provides comprehensive techniques for identifying authentication and session management weaknesses in web applications.
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Advanced

Key capabilities

  • Identify authentication and session management vulnerabilities
  • Test password policies for strength and resilience
  • Perform credential enumeration and brute force testing
  • Assess session management security, including fixation and timeout
  • Evaluate multi-factor authentication implementations

How it works

The skill systematically tests web applications for broken authentication by analyzing password policies, performing credential attacks, and evaluating session handling and multi-factor authentication.

Inputs & outputs

You give it
Web application URL or authentication mechanism details
You get back
Report on identified authentication and session management vulnerabilities

When to use Broken Authentication Testing

  • Test for session fixation vulnerabilities
  • Evaluate password policy strength
  • Run credential stuffing tests

About this skill

Broken Authentication Testing

Purpose

Identify and exploit authentication and session management vulnerabilities in web applications. Broken authentication consistently ranks in the OWASP Top 10 and can lead to account takeover, identity theft, and unauthorized access to sensitive systems. This skill covers testing methodologies for password policies, session handling, multi-factor authentication, and credential management.

Prerequisites

🧠 Knowledge Modules (Fractal Skills)

1. Required Knowledge

2. Required Tools

3. Required Access

4. Phase 1: Authentication Mechanism Analysis

5. Phase 2: Password Policy Testing

6. Phase 3: Credential Enumeration

7. Phase 4: Brute Force Testing

8. Phase 5: Credential Stuffing

9. Phase 6: Session Management Testing

10. Phase 7: Session Fixation Testing

11. Phase 8: Session Timeout Testing

12. Phase 9: Multi-Factor Authentication Testing

13. Phase 10: Password Reset Testing

14. Common Vulnerability Types

15. Credential Testing Payloads

16. Session Cookie Flags

17. Rate Limiting Bypass Headers

18. Legal Requirements

19. Technical Limitations

20. Scope Considerations

21. Example 1: Account Lockout Bypass

22. Example 2: JWT Token Attack

23. Example 3: Password Reset Token Exploitation

When not to use it

  • When the user asks for general security advice not related to authentication
  • When the scope is outside web application security testing

Limitations

  • The skill focuses on authentication and session management vulnerabilities.
  • Testing methodologies are for web applications.
  • The skill does not cover all types of web security vulnerabilities.

How it compares

This skill provides a structured, multi-phase testing methodology specifically for broken authentication, covering a wide range of attack vectors and common vulnerability types, unlike a general security scanner.

Compared to similar skills

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